Global Patent Index - EP 2659137 B1

EP 2659137 B1 20160309 - WIND FARM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND FARM

Title (en)

WIND FARM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND FARM

Title (de)

WINDPARK UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES WINDPARKS

Title (fr)

PARC ÉOLIEN ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT D'EXPLOITER UN PARC ÉOLIEN

Publication

EP 2659137 B1 20160309 (DE)

Application

EP 11805525 A 20111223

Priority

  • DE 102010056456 A 20101229
  • EP 2011073981 W 20111223

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012089675A2] The invention relates to a method for operating a wind farm, and also to a wind farm (1) in which the power generated by the wind energy installations (10) is fed to a power supply system (40) via a system (20) that is internal to the wind farm and via a substation (30). The invention provides for the farm director (50) of the wind farm (1) to ascertain a standard target voltage value (Utarget) and to transmit it to the control units (17) of the individual wind energy installations (10) on the wind farm. The control units (17) can use an overall factor (Ib) to regulate the reactive power generated by a wind energy installation (10). The overall factor (Ib) can be calculated from the difference between the actual voltage (Uactual) across the wind energy installation and the target voltage value (Utarget), multiplied by a gain factor (kIb). On account of the impedance in the internal system (20) of the wind farm (1), the wind energy installations (10) which are situated far away from the substation (30) thus generate less reactive power than the wind energy installations (10) which are situated close to the substation (30).

IPC 8 full level

H02J 3/16 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2016.01); H02J 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F03D 9/257 (2017.01 - EP US); H02J 3/18 (2013.01 - US); F05B 2270/337 (2013.01 - EP US); H02J 3/16 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 10/76 (2013.01 - EP); Y02E 40/30 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

  • EP 1643609 A2 20060405 - REPOWER SYSTEMS AG [DE]
  • DE 102007044601 A1 20090409 - REPOWER SYSTEMS AG [DE]
  • JENS FORTMANN ET AL: "A NOVEL CENTRALISED WIND FARM CONTROLLER UTILISING VOLTAGE CONTROL CAPABILITY OF WIND TURBINES", 18 July 2008 (2008-07-18), XP055139449, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.pscc-central.org/uploads/tx_ethpublications/pscc2008_159.pdf> [retrieved on 20140910]

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : ENERCON GmbH

  • WO 2006120033 A2 20061116 - SIEMENS AG [DE], et al
  • WO 02086315 A1 20021031 - WOBBEN ALOYS [DE]
  • DE 102008047667 A1 20100325 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
  • FORTMANN J. ET AL: "A NOVEL CENTRALISED WIND FARM CONTROLLER UTILISINGVOLTAGE CONTROL CAPABILITY OF WIND TURBINES", 16TH PSCC, 14 July 2008 (2008-07-14), Glasgow, Scotland, pages 1 - 7, XP055139449
  • BLUHM R. ET AL: "ADVANCED TWO-LEVEL VOLTAGE CONTROL IN WIND FARMS WITH DOUBLY FED INDUCTION GENERATORS", EUROPEAN WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE (EWEC), April 2010 (2010-04-01), pages 1 - 7, XP055333221
  • BLUHM R. ET AL: "Enhanced Features ofDFIG Wind Energy Converters regarding new Grid Code Requirements", TECHWINDGRID, April 2009 (2009-04-01), pages 1 - 6, XP055333222

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012089675 A2 20120705; WO 2012089675 A3 20120927; DE 102010056456 A1 20120621; DK 2659137 T3 20160613; EP 2659137 A2 20131106; EP 2659137 B1 20160309; ES 2573134 T3 20160606; US 10461536 B2 20191029; US 2013175870 A1 20130711

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2011073981 W 20111223; DE 102010056456 A 20101229; DK 11805525 T 20111223; EP 11805525 A 20111223; ES 11805525 T 20111223; US 201113824262 A 20111223